Means and method of connecting and blending cigarettes



Oct. 17, 1933. 1,931,131

MEANS AND METHOD OF CONNECTING AND BLENDING CIGARETTES J.W. HALEY Fi-l'ed Oct. 21. 195i arettes joined end to end by a connector device;

3 paper with a reinforcing bead at each end;

Patented Oct. 17, 1933 1,931,131 v MEANS METHOD OF CONNECTING I AND BLENDING CIGARETTES John W. Haley, West Hartford, Conn, assignor 3f one-fourth to Jan P. Clary, 'Hartfor'd,- onn. I

Application-October 21, 1931. semi No."s70,2 17

1 Claim. (01. tar-52) This invention relates to means and method arette and by which method oneof the cigarettes of connecting and blending cigarettes. is entirely consumed, during smoking'and'only a The primary'object of the invention is to consingle butt end remains to be discarded and the nect cigarettes together, end to end wherein the means for accomplishing the connection of .the 5 individual blend of each cigarette is different cigarettes in end to and fashion comprisesacong for the purpose of obtaining a new blend of the nector device that is preferably constructed or cigarette tobacco and also for doubling the length cigarette paper to be consumed during the smok1- of the cigarette, economy being noted by the fact ing of the cigarette. l that one of the cigarettes is entirely consumed, The method of connecting cigarettes is illus-' 10 leaving a single butt end to be discarded. trated in Figure 1 wherein the cigarettes 10 and-o Other objects of the inventicn refer to the 11 respectively of difi'erent blend's respectively particular type of connectors for the cigarettes are joined together in end to end' relation with that are preferably constructed of the. usual cigone end of the-cigarette 11 telescoping'within an arette paper that is consumed during the smokend of the cigarette -as at 12. The smoke of- 1 ing of the joined cigarettes. one cigarette passing through the othercigarette 79:

With the above and. other objects in view ,in contact with the tobacco contents thereofprothat will become apparentas the nature of the duces a different aroma that may, be varied in invention is better understood, the same conaccordanceswith the character of cigarettes so v sists in the novel form, combination and arrangeconnected. -Usually, one cigarette is. insuflicient ment of parts hereinafter more fully described, to satisfy the desires of. a smoker and by connectshown in the accompanying drawing and claimed. ing two cigarettes together as illustrated in Fig-j In the drawing:--. ure 1, the -combined cigarettes produce the de-' Figure lis a fragmentary side elevational view, sired results andin addition theretoproduce an partly in section showing one method of con-' aroma that may be varied as stated. necting cigarettes end to end with the wrapper of Instead of telescoping the cigarette ends as one cigarette telescoped within the wrapper of illustrated in Figure 1, they may be connectedv the other cigarette;' together in. end to end abutting-relation by a Figure 21s a side elevational view, partly broconnector device" of tubular form and preferably ken away and shown in section showing two cigconstructed of cigarette paper, thetubular connector 13 having a reinforcing or strengthening 5-, Figure 3 is an end elevational view of the conhead '14 at each end.- The tube 131s of a collapnector device shown in Figure 2; 7 sible character as illustrated at 13a in Figure '5 Figure 4 is a side elevational' view of the conand when collapsed as illustrated in, said figure, nector device, preferably constructed of cigarette cigarette ends aremoved intoengageinent therewith with the connector extended-to assume the W V 1 Figure 5 is a side elev'ational view of .the conposition illustrated in Figure 2 enclosing adjacentnector device in collapsedform and ready for abutting endsof the cigarettes 10a and 11a. The application to the ends of cigarettes; connectorbeing constructed of cigarette paper, i Figure 6 is a side'elevational view of another .the same is consumed during the smoking oi the 40 form of connector similar to Figure '4, provided "connected cigarettes. one "cigarette being comwith circumferential rows oif slots to relieve the pletely consumed .while a single butt endof the same of material; other cigarette may be discarded; Figure 'I is -a cross-sectional view taken on line The form of connector illustrated in Figures 6 v -7 u e 6; and 7 comprises a tubular body portion 15 hav- 45 Figure 8 is a fragmentary side elevational view, ing reinforcing end beads 16, this form .of con- 10o partly in section-showing two cigarettes connectnector being non-collapsible and provided with ed together end to end by a conical connector; circumferential series of slotted openings 17 and relieve the connector of'excess material with Figure 9 is aside elevational view of the conical a connector ofthis' character, less-paper is added connector shown in Figure 8. ,to the connected 'cigarettes and if'desired, the i It is an object of this invention to combine two connector-15 may be constructed of non-inflam- I cigarettes of di flerent blends to obtain an aroma mable materialand saved for re-use. 1- to suit the desire of the individual smokenjthe In the form of invention illustrated in'Figures cigarettes being joined together end to end and 8 andi9; the cigarettes 10b and 111)" are joined by 55 consequently increasing the length of the cigthe conical connector 18 having a reinforcing head 19 at its larger end. The smaller end of the conical connector. 18 is telescoped within oneend of the cigarette 10b as illustrated in Figure 8 and one. end of'the cigarette 11b is telescoped within the larger end of the conical connector, the cigarettes being so connected that the tobacco contents thereof merge into one another as illus- From the above detailed description of the invention, it is believed that the method of accomplishing the blending of aromas will at once be apparent as well as the means for accomplishing the same and while there are herein shown and described the preferred embodiments of the inend to end and having an imperforate central zone and a-reintorci-ng rib at each end, said tube having in each part between the central zone and ribs a series of circumterentially spaced longitudinal slots.

JOHN W. HALEY. 

